Hydrocarbon-burner.



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UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

STANISLAUS BERENS, OF LAGRANGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK J. LODESKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HYoaocARBoN-BUYRNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.^710,410, dated October 7, 1902. Application filed April 14, 1902. Serial No. 102,789. (No model.) i

To all whom, t mag/concern,.-

Be it known that I, STANIsLAUs BERENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lagrange, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of burners employed for burning 1o hydrocarbon oils or liquid fuel, and while it is more especially intended to be used for heating the steam generators or boilers of automobiles, yet it is applicable for assay'in gfurnaces, retorts, and for other heating purposes; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel combination, and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus, all substantially as will hereinafter more fully appear and be set forth in the zo claims.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a burner for hydrocarbon oils of simple and economical construction in which the oil is vaporized by the heat of its own combustion. v

Another object is to so construct the apparatus that its parts will not become overheated, thereby insuring greater durability and preventing the burner burning back.

constructed that the heat will be uniformly distributed throughout its entire area.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined de- 3 5 scription and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains-to make and use the same, I will n ow proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings,

4o in which- Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of a burner embodying my invention, showing a portion of the oil-supply pipe and a part of the water and steam pipes connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is aview, partly in section and partly in elevation, of the inner portion of the initial generator or pilot-light. Fig. 4; is a sectional View taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction 5o indicated by the arrows, showing the outer portion of the in the inner part.

itial generator in position-on Fig. 5 is a fragmental plan Still another object is to afford a burner so' view of a portion of the burner, showing the manner of secu ring the heat-distribu ting bars thereof together. Fig. 6 is a face view of one 55 of said bars; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view takenon line 7 7 of Fig. lvlooking in the direction indicated bythe arrows, showing two of the valves for controlling the flow of oil.

Similar letters refer to like parts through- 6o out the different views of the drawings.

A represents the main casing of the burner, which is made of any suitable size and form, but preferably rectangular or box -like in shape, as shown in the drawings. This casing has its bottom closed and is provided on the outer surface of its wall with a number of lugs a to receive the ends of bolts a', which pass through openings in lugs 0.2 on the outer surface of the vaporizer or gas-generating 7oy frame B, which is located on the upper perimeter of the casing A,.as is clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings, and is held in said position by means of the bolts d, as is apparent. The` frame B is provided with a continuous opening b, access towhich for cleaning the same may be had through tubular extensions bat its corners, which .extensions are closed by means of screw-plugs b2, located in each of said extensions. Secured to one of 8o the front corners of the vaporizer or frame B and communicating with the opening or channel b thereof is an oil-supply pipe C, which maybe connected atlits other end to a source of oil-supply. (Not shown.) Located in the S5 upper portion of the casing A and vj ust below the frame B are a series of parallel bars D, which preferably extend from the rear to the front of'the burner, as shown. These bars are each provided with a series of openings 9o d for the reception of the waterpipesE,which are connected together at their ends outside of the casing A by means of coupling-pieces e, thus forming a continuous circulation for the water. One ofthe pipes E communicates 9 5 with the water-reservoir and the other with the boiler, both of which are not shown. The bars D are also provided with openings d' for the reception of securing-bolts d2, which pass through the sides of the casing A and are roo held in place by means of nuts d3 on their outer ends. Y The bars D are held a slight distance apart by means of washers (Z4, located on the rods d2 and between the bars D, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings.

lThe front central portion of the casing A is furnished with ahorizontal tubular extension F, which' communicates with the interior of the casing below the vapor or gas distributor G, which is located horizontally within the casing A and extends from its front to near its rear part and is provided with a series of openings g for the escape of the gas or vapor. The vaporizer or frame B is provided in its front portion, near the oil-supply pipe O, with an outlet opening and pipe C', which communicates with a hollow boss h on the initial v generator or pilot-light frame H, which frame is provided with openings 71, access to which maybe had for cleaning the same through extensions h2 at its corners, which extensions are closed by screw-plugs h3, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The hollow boss h communicates with the openings h through an opening h4, and the openings h' communicate with another hollow boss h5 on the frame H through an opening h6, and the last-named boss is connected to a pipe k7, which communicates at its outer end with a pipe hs, which is provided with a valve-chamber 7L and a needle-valve hw of the ordinary construction, as is clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The pipe hs is provided with a downwardly-extending pipe g', which is provided in its lower portion with a needle-valve g2 of the same construction asthat shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. Below the needlevalve gr2 the pipe g' is provided with a cup g3, which extends under the valve 71.9, as well as the valve g2, and is employed to hold oil or alcohol to be ignited for starting the gen-I eration of vapor or gas from the oil in the pipe ha and in said valves. Secured to the pipe 718 at its end adjacent to the pipe g is the oilregulator K, which communicates with a source of steam-supply (not shown) through a pipe k and which regulator may be of the ordinary or'any preferred construction and has a rod t with a piston or valve ion its end to close the end of the pipe he, adjacent to the pipe g', thereby regulating the flow of oil to the valve in the lower portion thereof.

The initial generator or frame H is located in a casing comprising two box-like sections L and L, which are secured together by means of bolts fm, located in suitable lugs on the ends of said sections. Between the sections L and L is located a perforated partition m', a portion of which is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The section L is provided with an opening n, which is located above the frame B of the burner and through which the gas or vapor from the burner Inay be ignited. The section L of the pilot-light casing is provided with a tubular extension N, which is located near the opening in the valve-chamber 729 and receives the gas or vapor therefrom, where it will be mixed with the air and distributed through the perforations of the partition m of the pilot-light casing. The

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valve g2 is located near and directly in front of the tubular extension F in the front of the burner-casing and discharges into the same, th ns forcing the gas or vapor and air or steam through said extension and into the shell-like distributor G, from which it will pass through the openings g thereof out under the bars D, which will further serve to distribute the gas or vapor.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawings it will be seen and clearly understood that oil will be supplied to the generator B through the pipe C and from said generator through the` pipe C' to the initial generator-frame H, from which the pipe he will be supplied. By placing a quantity of oil or other iniiammable substance in the cup g3 and igniting the same it is apparent that the oil contained in the pipes hs and g will be converted into vapor or gas and discharged through the respective valves of said pipes into the extensions F and N and through the former into the burner, where it will become ignited through the openingn of the pilotlight or initial generator. When it is desired to extinguish the burner, the valve g2 may be closed and the valve h left open, which will supply the initial generator with sufficient heat to continue the generation of vapor or gas, thus providing a continuous ame for iga nitin g the gas, when desired, from the burner. It is apparent that when the gas is ignited in the burner vapor will be quickly generated in the frame B thereof. As the water circu lates through the pipes E it is apparent -that the steam will be quickly generated and that the bars D will be prevented from becoming overheated on account of the continuous flow of water through the said pipes. In some instances I may omit the couplings e on the pipes E, and thus provide means for the cir-` culation of air, which will also serve to prevent the bars D from becoming overheated, thereby avoiding back-burning.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

l. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination with a box-like casing, of a series of bars located in parallelism at a slight distance apart in the upper portion thereof, pipes extending through said bars, a gas orV vapor distributer located within the casing below the bars and having a series of perforations, a generating-frame located on the upper portion of the casing and communicating with a source of oilsupply, substantially as described.

2. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination with a box-like casing, of a series of parallel bars located in its upper portion, pipes extending through said bars and casing and having their ends coupled together, one of said pipes communicating with a supply of water and the other with a boiler, a generating-frame located on the upper part of the casing and having communication with an IOC oil-supply, and means to regulate the disbeloW the bars and having a series of perfocharge of vapor or gas, substantially as derations, a generating-frame located on the upscribed. per part of the casing and having communi- 3. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combinacation with an oil-supply, and means to regu- I5 5 tion with a box-like casing, of aseries of parlate the discharge of vapor or gas, substanallel bars located in its upper portion, pipes tially as described. extending through said bars and casing and having their outer ends coupled together, one STANISLAUS BERENS of said pipes communicating with a supply of Witnesses:

xo Water and the other with a boiler, a gas or CHAS. C. TILLMAN,

vapor distributor located within the casing A. GUSTAFSON. 

